WDAM-TV

WDAM-TV
Laurel–Hattiesburg, Mississippi; United States;
City	Laurel, Mississippi
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF); Virtual: 7;
Branding	WDAM 7 (general); WDAM 7 News (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: NBC; 7.2: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	June 8, 1956 (68 years ago)
Former call signs	WDAM (1956–1978)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1956–1959), 7 (VHF, 1959–2009); Digital: 28 (UHF, 2001–2010);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; ABC (1956–1962); NTA (1956–1961); UPN (Star Trek: Voyager, 1995–1996);
Call sign meaning	David A. Matison (founding owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21250
ERP	75 kW
HAAT	155 m (509 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°27′13″N 89°17′5″W / 31.45361°N 89.28472°W
Translator(s)	WLHA-LD 7.10 (main channel)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wdam.com

WDAM-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Laurel, Mississippi, United States, serving the Hattiesburg area as an affiliate of NBC and ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate WLHA-LD (channel 18). The two stations share studios on US 11 in unincorporated Moselle in southern Jones County, where WDAM-TV's transmitter is also located.